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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

WOYWW #158

Disclaimer: Not a magic trick, nor a big ol' brag, the feat accomplished in this post is simply a result of super(almost magical) organization, and this post is intended as encouragement that YOU TOO can be organized and save time in the future. I say "in the future" because it takes quite awhile to get initially organized. If you want my *free* help in getting organized just email me through my contact info on the sidebar.

First off, a big thanks goes to Julia over at the Stamping Ground blog for hostessing this linky party for the most curious of all crafters! If you are curious, too, pop over there to see more crafty workspaces. Here are several pictures of mine all from this last week...today my desk was too boring! For the first two pictures I was doing an experiment to see how long it takes to tidy up my desk, at least enough to start a fresh new project. First is the before... in the center up there is a right side shot...then left side shot down here:

I had A LOT of fun making the ATC's last week! :)

Actually the left side shot was tidied a day earlier a little so that picture doesn't even show how truly messy it had really gotten. I had all kinds of little embellishments, that I randomly make when the urge moves me, to try out on the ATC's. I really enjoyed making them because they are so little my little embellies didn't get lost! So I got to use some darling ones I've been holding onto for awhile. :)

Anyways, approximately less than one hour later here is my desk again:

Right side then left side, all cleaned up!

And the last picture is to *prove* I didn't just shove everything behind me...not that there is anything wrong with doing that. NO judgment here! :) lol After all I'm only showing two areas of my craft room, not The Corner. Its hideous. So so wrong.

Though the left side of my thingy there looks pretty messy, huh? Its my paper-scraps-big-enough-to-reuse several more times and or make a card from/finish a card pile. My first tri-fold card is sitting there, just waiting for sentiments. And more tape. I used Zots brand double-sided tape and it didn't stick to the textured base cardstock at all!
Hope you are all having a lovely inky stampy cutty craftabulous week so far! :)

Edit: Heard back from two dears that I sent ATC's to so I will now post pics of them! Well, I'm still pretty excited about this ATC stuff. lol
The first is the one I sent to Miss Julia...I put a brad through the bird tail and covered it with the pink gingham bow so the bird moves, kinda like clock hands, only not... :) I didn't ink the edges or base layer of this one because I wanted it to have a really clean crisp look. Most of the embellishments come from the Girls Paperie, I think, except I put together the tassel thingy. It was fun to make! :)

This next one is the one I sent Mark. He asked about the brads...they were purchased at Hobby Lobby and both the crown and the letter M are by Paper Studio. The gear under the letter M is a jewelry piece/bead that I schumtzed to make it look steampunked and tin roof rusty. Eh. It got close... :)

I want to thank you all for letting me make these and send them off. I am so pleased they were received warmly! :) I can hardly wait to hear how my others are/were received! Its growing patience in me. lol

happy woyww. great looking work space. Meant to drop you a line, my atc turned up yesterday, I love it. where are the brads from? they are awesome.Ive put your in the post today. managed to make a steam punky one as well for you and not been near a post office, sorry its so slow.mark

I'm horribly late, but so what!! YOu bet I was pleased with my ATC, and the clean and fresh look really worked. The birdy tail has been adjusted to what Mr D calls 'cup of tea time' a couple of times already! AM super impressed by your cleaning up..if less than an hour priduces that result, I might not be able to excuse myself with lack of time!!

I think I need to put a disclaimer on my original post! I can only clean my desktop that quickly,(certainly not the whole room!) and that's just because I have invested a lot of time in organizing. WAY more than one hour! :) And I am so tickled that the ATC I sent is really pleasing you and birdies tail has been swishing about! lol

What a lovely craft space you have and a nice organising/tidying job. I've just organised and sorted out my scrap box recently, must be something in the air! Those atc's are lovely, I especially like the bird. Thanks ever so much for your lovely comments on my blog, Niamh is pronounced Neeve. Marie

Hey Mark, no I haven't received them/it yet...it took almost 2 weeks for my ATC to make it to Australia, though, so...perhaps it's just been held up in transit? I'll let you know as soon as it gets here, though. I've been taking a picture and posting it to brag, for the ones I've received so far, and I imagine yours will be fabulous as well and need some bragging! ;)